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India paid the price for lack of aggression in the often acrimonious Test series against Australia.
India should have realised that the only way to beat Australia is to go hard at them. On the earlier tour, India had done just that and given Australia a real scare.
With allegations of racial abuse, sledging and poor umpiring decisions, both teams will be eager to forget the series.
Australia stamped their dominance once again with a clinical display despite being threatened by the loss in the third Test at Perth. Though at times their batting came unstuck, there was always somebody who put his hand up and saved the situation.
There were occasions when India could have easily grabbed the advantage. But they let it slip always through defensive field placements and tactics.
India's biggest problem was the opening slot. Both Wasim Jaffer and Rahul Dravid were painfully slow and this put pressure on the middle order. There were times when the run rate even fell below one.
Jaffer's laziness at the start of the innings was fully exposed. He needs to show more intent to establish himself fully at the top of the order.
Dravid has been in woeful form recently. By pushing him to the opening slot in this condition did not help.
He tried to use his experience to stay at the wicket but the runs column remained bare despite his long occupation of the crease.
The return of Virender Sehwag to the opening slot was just the tonic the Indians needed. Sehwag does not use his feet much but he bristles with aggression and takes his chances.
Sehwag proved a late success on the tour. It is a shame that a man who averages around 50 in Test matches ends up on the sidelines.
The opener also has to take the blame for refusing to learn and turning complacent. Hopefully he has learnt his lesson and will now be a permanent fixture as he fully deserves to be.
India's middle-order sparkled throughout the tour led by Sachin Tendulkar who was in vintage form. The master batsman turned the clock back to a few years and batted with aggression and style. The strokes in front of the wicket were back and his run rate was healthy.
This tour will put a stop to all the debate about Tendulkar. Now he can relax and play the way he wants to before his imminent retirement.
VVS Laxman loves the Australian pitches and once again he scored runs elegantly. He was left to shore up the lower order and he did this well.
Saurav Ganguly continued his good form of late and his great timing was evident every time he got going. It is unfortunate that the selectors have dumped him again for the one-day series when in prime form.
India's lower order also showed some grit led by Anil Kumble. The Indian captain becoming a better batsman with age. Harbhajan Singh also scored a couple of half-centuries in unorthodox fashion.
India's bowling lacked consistency. However, the fast men did well with RP Singh, Irfan Pathan and Ishant Sharma coming up with useful spells. Sharma was a success and will be the leader of the pack in the future.
Kumble took wickets as usual but Harbhajan disappointed.
Brett Lee was easily the best bowler on either side. The Australian paceman bowled with fire and has easily slipped into the role of the leader of the attack. He was well supported by Mitchell Johnson and Stuart Clark.
Matthew Hayden continued his good form and he found an able partner in Phil Jacques.
Andrew Symonds was easily the batting star. He has finally established himself in the Australian line-up this season.
Captain Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke did not have their best series but they made contributions when needed.
India will rue the fact that they wasted a chance to prove a point in world cricket. The Indians are one of the few sides who can challenge Australia.
Just doing well is not enough. Sport is about winning or losing. In the final count, India just did not measure up.
